Raju Jaruplavath Wins Philippines National Cup for PHP 797K ($13.7K)

Raju Jaruplavath , a doctor by profession and APT regular, kicked off India’s campaign in style, winning the very first event of the series. He topped a massive field of 398 entries in Event #1: PHP 12K Philippines National Cup, banking PHP 797,785 ($13.7K) for his victory and taking his live earnings to over$150k.

A total of 58 survivors who returned for the final day, Jaruplavath started among the top ten stacks with 311,000 chips. He gained momentum when he eliminated South Korea’s Haewon Jung (25th), pushing his stack over a million. Entering the final table with the second-largest stack, he maintained his momentum, eliminating over four players en route to heads-up against Singapore’s Zhi Xiang Png.

The heads-up match did not last long, with Png shoving ace-three offsuit, Jaruplavath calling with ace-jack. A clean board sealed the win for the Indian pro, earning him his first APT title and his third-biggest live score.

Apart from Raju, there were several other Indians who cashed the event, including Shiva Shankar Shenbagaraj (16th for PHP 42,000, Bharath Jayaram (21st for PHP 34,000), Natural8 India Executive Director and Ambassador Kunal Patni (29th place for PHP 26,000), Vineet Kumar (32nd for PHP 22,000), and Rajiv Sachdeva  37th (PHP PHP 22,000)

 Philippines National Cup  Final Table Payouts

Natural8 India Ambassador Kunal Patni Wins Mystery Bounty For His Fifth APT Title

Team India continued its momentum into Day 3 of the ongoing APT Manila Classic. Shining on the third day of the series for India was none other than Natural8 India Executive Director and Ambassador Kunal Patni, who has been on a massive heater over the last 7-8 months.

Continuing his hot streak from 2024, Patni claimed his career-fifth title by winning Event #9: PHP 20K Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8. Patni bested a 377-strong (154 unique) field to claim the lion’s share of the PHP 4,180,176 ($71,824) prize pool. The event also had PHP 22,62,000 in the bounty prize pool. Patni defeated start-of-day chip leader Yuki Miyakura heads-up to win the Silver Lion Silhouette Trophy and the PHP 815,176 ($14,000) and another PHP 300,000 ($5,155) in bounties, collecting over $19k, the biggest score of the series so far by an Indian.

Patni eliminated seven players on his way to victory and started the heads-up with a slight lead of over 7M in chips to Miyakura’s 5M. The latter could not go all the way, finishing runner-up for PHP 514,000 ($8830) – which happens to be his largest live tournament score.

Another Indian to cash in this event was Rajiv Sachdeva, who exited in 47th place, earning PHP 20,000 ($344) for his deep finish in the event.

Mystery Bounty Hunter  Final Table Payouts

 Gambhir Secures His First-Ever APT Title in Event #27: Hyper Turbo

Team India’s success continued as Birangat Singh Gambhir claimed the third trophy for the country yesterday. He overcame a strong field of  85-entries (77 unique runners) in Event #27: Hyper Turbo of the ongoing series, claiming his maiden APT title and PHP 236,696 ($ 4,024) top prize.

Gambhir defeated Byambasuren Danzanbaljir from Mongolia in heads-up. The latter pocketed PHP 168,000 ($2,856) for his runner-up finish, while Japan’s Shinya Kanamaru placed third for PHP 110,000 ($1,870).

Hyper Turbo Final Table Payouts (USD)

The APT Manila Classic, which began on February 6, runs until February 15, featuring a marquee PHP 60,000,000 (~$1,000,000) guaranteed Main Event. The opening flight of the main event is completed and Day 1B is currently underway. Two more flights are still to go – Day 1C and Day 1D.

With three trophies in three days, Team India has made a statement at APT Manila Classic. Will they add more titles to their tally? Stay tuned in to PokerProNews for more updates from the ongoing APT Manila Classic 2025.

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Following Neil Pednekar’s victory in Natural8 India APT Taipei – India Exclusive Tournament, India’s WSOP bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer came this close to winning another APT title in Event #32: TWD 60,000 High Roller – Double Stack. The 2019 APT Ho Chi Minh Main Event champion was the dominant force on Day 1, bagging a massive stack of 1.598 Million chips (100 BBs) and leading the 63 survivors from a 182-entry field. He was in good shape to close it out with a victory but sadly it wasn’t to be. He ended up as the runner-up but he still took home a massive TWD 1,411,000 (INR 37.25 Lakhs) – the biggest score by any Indian player in the series, surpassing Dhaval Mudgal‘s TWD 761,000, which came for his second place in Event #3: TWD 55,000 Single Day High Roller – Freezeout.

The High Roller – Double Stack was eventually won by USA’s Peter Kiem. He started Day 2 among the chip leaders and went all the way to win the top prize of TWD 2,089,880, the lion’s share of the TWD 9,434,880 prize pool.

Final Table Payouts (TWD)

Another Indian who narrowly missed out on the title was Akash Malik, a long-time cash game pro, who made his mark in Event #51: TWD 30,000 Hyper Turbo – High Roller. He came so close to winning his first title but had to settle for the second place prize worth TWD 332,000 (INR 8.76 Lakhs) in the end.

Event #51: TWD 30,000 Hyper Turbo – High Roller was eventually won by local pro Chien Tung Wu who took home a massive TWD 462,120 and his first-ever APT title. Wu overcame a tough field of 61 entries (53 unique) to clinch this victory, which more than doubled his live career earnings.

Final Table Results (TWD)

Among other Indians who scored a final table finish was none other than the WSOP  bracelet winner and Natural8 India ambassador Nikita Luther, who competed in the  fast-paced Event #61: TWD 20,000 Hyper Turbo – High Roller among the 24 entrants and did well, finishing fourth for TWD 50,000.

The event was won by South Korea’s Lee Hojae who took home TWD 150,720 (~$4,725) and first-ever live poker title.

Event #61: TWD 20,000 Hyper Turbo – High Roller Final Table

India’s Raju Jaruplavath Scores Final Table Finish In Event #64: Super Hyper Turbo – Bomb Pot

India’s Raju Jaruplavath made his mark in Event #64: Super Hyper Turbo – Bomb Pot, which drew a field of 71 entries (63 unique) and collected a TWD 419,865 prize pool.  Jaruplavath, who is also in Day 3 of the Main Event, decided to jump into this exciting event and made his mark, finishing seventh for TWD 21,000. This was his first cash and he is eyeing a big score in the main event.

The champion of this event was crowned in Malaysia’s Jack Lai Moon, who also won Event #15: Turbo – PL Omaha earlier in the series. This is his second APT title of the series, and he took home TWD 121,865 (~$3,821) for his latest win.

Event #64: Super Hyper Turbo – Bomb Pot

Siddharth Karia and Sriharsha Doddapaneni Score Deep Runs in Event #58: TWD 25,000 NL Hold’em – Freezeout

Event #58: TWD 25,000 NL Hold’em – Freezeout drew a massive field of 272 players. The champion of this event was crowned UK’s Ryan Plant, who took home his first-ever APT title and a top prize of TWD 1,173,200 (~$37,160) – his second-best live score.

Two Indian pros made their mark in this event, including PokerStars India ambassador Siddharth Karia, who clinched a win at the Won Poker Cup $1,500 Mini High Roller in July and placed 13th for TWD 85,000 in Event #3: Single Day High Roller – Freezeout, continued his hot run with a fifth-place finish in this event for TWD 362,000 (INR 9.48 Lakhs).

Veteran Indian pro Sriharsha Doddapaneni, who made waves with his 12th place finish in the EPT Barcelona Main Event last month, also finished 12th in this event, earning TWD 90,000.

Event #58: NL Hold’em – Freezeout Final Table

Team India at Record-Breaking APT Taipei Main Event

The TWD 50,000 APT Main Event is officially the record-breaker in Taiwanese history! It drew a whopping 1,991 entries, smashing the previous turnout record and amassing a staggering TWD 86.011 Million (~$2.70 Million), with 295 players assured a payday. The eventual champion will take home a hefty TWD 14.413 Million (~$452,000) and the coveted Gold Lion APT Main Event trophy.

Singapore’s Andrew Ong is leading the pack into Day 3 with 582,000 chips (116 BBs) after dominating Day 2 BD. Following him is South Korea’s Manwoo Park with a stack of 580,000 chips (116 BBs). Australia’s Dylan Foster is in third chip position with 575,000 chips (115 BBs) after topping Day 2 AC.

A total of 301 players, including 56 online qualifiers from Natural8, have returned for Day 3. Out of the 13 Indians who made it to Day 2, four players have advanced to Day 3, including Raju Jaruplavath (213,000 – 43 BBs), rising star Saransh Garg (101,500 – 20 BBs), Natural8 India Executive Director and ambassador Kunal Patni (84,500 – 17 BBs) and Somasekhar Sanampuri (23,000 – 5 BBs).

Day 3 of the Main Event is already underway. They will be playing down to 48 players or until the end of 10 levels. Keep following PokerProNews for more updates from the APT Taipei Poker Classic.

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